THE SCHOOLDAYS OF JESUS

260pp., paperback, London, (2016) 2021

Book two in the Jesus Trilogy, sequel to The Childhood of Jesus and continuing the journey of Davíd, Simón, and Inés.

"... a kind of fusion genre blending the energy of philosophical dialogue, the warmth and unprogrammed humor of father-son repartee, the emotional potency of a family romance and finally the uncanny suggestion of allegory (womb as ship, birth as disembarkation). The result is rich, dense, often amusing and, above all, full of inner tension and suspense.” New York Times Book Review

J.M. Coetzee’s work includes Waiting for the Barbarians, Life & Times of Michael K, Boyhood, Youth, Disgrace, Summertime and the Jesus Trilogy. He was the first author to win the Booker Prize twice and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2003.